Education

Dept. of Education Distributes More Than 250 Laptops; Mifi Internet Devices Distributed to Eligible Public-school Students

The Virgin Islands Department of Education has announced that it distributed 255 laptops and Mifi devices  on Monday to eligible public-school students in need of the electronics to participate in online learning at home. In the St. Thomas-St. John District, 135 of the items were distributed to eligible students at all of the district’s schools (Mifi: 60; laptops: 75) and in the St. Croix District, 120 were issued to eligible high school and junior high school students (Mifi: 39; laptops: 81), D.O.E. said. Of the success of today’s distribution, Education Commissioner Racquel Berry-Benjamin said, “Today was a very special day for all of us at the Department of Education, as we were able to provide laptops and mobile internet devices to students who need these items the most,” she said. “As we continue to navigate our response to COVID-19 and have begun taking real steps toward building a solid distance-learning infrastructure, we will be able to provide many more opportunities like t...